EnglandxScared!Reader I will always be there

England x Scared!Reader I will always be there

You woke up with a start as thunder crashed outside your window. You had always been afraid of thunder and lightning, ever since you were little. Everyone told you it was just noise, that it couldn't hurt you, but you had read enough stories about electrocutions by lighting that you didn't believe them.

You duck under your covers shaking, wishing the rain would just go away, that it would just leave you alone. You jump as you see the lighting flashing through your thin blanket. You quickly come out from under the blanket and grab your stuffed bear (t/n).

You jump back under the covers clutching (t/n) to your chest. Thunder strikes again and as the loud boom echos through your room you start crying. You wish you could run out of the house and yell at the rain, but first, you knew it wouldn't work, that the rain would continue to pound, and second, you didn't have the courage to.

"I wish it were like in the Wizard of Oz and I could just go to a wizard and get courage!" You say to yourself. You had never finished the book. Lighting flashes causing you to jump so much you actually fell out of bed.

You knew staying in your room wouldn't do you any good, so you run out into the hall. You walk up to your roommate Arthur's door and see light coming from underneath it. Still clutching (t/n), you knock on his door.

A familiar British accent answers, "Come in." You open the door to see Arthur sitting on his bed, reading Harry Potter. He looks over at you and says, "Oh, ____. What are you doing-" He was cut off by thunder.

The crashing sound made you jump and run to him cowering. Arthur put his book down and stroked your (h/l) (h/c) and said, "The storm bothering you?" you were crying again and nodded your head as lighting flashes, making you jump again.

"Come on, you can sleep in here tonight." Arthur said. He helped you into his bed. you crawl under the covers, clinging to him. He put his arm around you and knew whenever there was a thunder storm, he had to treat you like a child.

"To tell the truth, the storm was keeping me up as well." He said softly. He knew you weren't going to be able to sleep easily with the rain pounding against the window and the thunder crashing, so he grabbed his book again.

"You want me to read?" He asked soothingly. He knew you absolutely loved books and that you had never read Harry Potter before. He just so happened to be re-reading the first book for the millionth time. You look up at him and nod.

You scoot closer to him and lay your head on his chest. You hold (t/n) to your chest and close your eyes as he begins to read. You loved it when Arthur read to you, he had such character when reading. He made things sound really funny and sometimes added in his own words for emphasis.

The whole time he was reading, he kept one arm around you. When you knew you were about to fall asleep, you said, "Arthur?" He stopped reading and looked down at you. "Yes love?" he said softly, also knowing you were on the edge of sleep.

You took a deep breath and said, "I, I love you." You had been waiting for the perfect moment to say that for two years. The moment had finally come. Arthur blushed and pulled you closer. "I love you too ____. I have for a while now, I didn't think you felt the same." Arthur had put his book down and was now stroking your hair.

Thunder crashed again and you buried your face in his chest, clutching his shirt. He pulled you into a full hug and said, "I will always be here. You never have to be afraid." You smile and let yourself fall asleep. Arthur turns out the light and lays down, keeping you in his arms.

You two spend the rest of the night like that, occasionally you woke up because of a particularly loud thunder crash, but Arthur would always stroke your hair and sooth you back to sleep.